The night HE came home.
The film which ushered in the modern age of
horror stands well above its many sequels and clones because John
Carpenter's taut direction makes it truly scary. Jamie Lee Curtis, in her
debut role, plays a babysitter who must protect herself from the deadly
Michael Myers, a mental institution escapee who killed his sister on
Halloween fifteen years earlier. Called "the most successful
independent motion picture of all time," HALLOWEEN is also one of
most frightening films ever made.
Perhaps the most influential and successful
independent film ever made, HALLOWEEN is the movie that put director John
Carpenter on the map as a viable filmmaker. An exercise in simple, pure
horror, HALLOWEEN takes us into the world of a mad killer, Michael Myers,
who at a very young age stabbed his older sister to death. Locked away for
many years in a mental hospital Michael escapes one night and returns to
his hometown to continue his killing spree. Jamie Lee Curtis, in her first
role, plays the resourceful babysitter who is chased by the killer on
Halloween night.... ....The film also made a star out of Jamie Lee Curtis and
turned the slasher movie into a viable, successful genre.... ....HALLOWEEN was John
Carpenter's first foray into horror, and remains the standard to which all
other modern horror films are measured.
Theatrical release: October 25, 1978.
HALLOWEEN was the film debut for actress Jamie Lee Curtis, daughter of
Janet Leigh and Tony Curtis... ....The mask that Michael Myers wears
is a William Shatner mask, only sprayed white to make it look more creepy.
The film's score is credited to "The Bowling Green
Philharmonic," which was actually John Carpenter and a group of
musician friends. Carpenter would go on to compose the music, usually
keyboard-based, for most of his other films.....
Quotes/Excerpts:
"Was that the
bogeyman?"--Laurie (Jamie Lee Curtis), after Michael is shot off a
balcony "As a matter of fact...it was."--Dr. Loomis (Donald
Pleasence) |
